It is reported that in March this year the situation of the Ukrainian steelmakers improved and their crude steel output increased by 23.4% compared to February to 2.9 million tons. The growth was due to the recovery of demand in the country export markets and the increase in steel traders’ purchases due to a higher…

The Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works named after F. Dzerzhinsky, a subsidiary of the Ukrainian steelmaker Industrial Union of Donbass, plans to complete the construction of its new continuous billet caster No 3 by the end of the first half of this year.The new 1.7 million tons capacity continuous caster No 3 will allow DMKD…

According to the data issued by the Ukrainian iron ore and steel producer Metinvest Holding, in March this year its subsidiary Khartsyzsk Pipe Works increased its large diameter pipe output to 11,890 tons from just 353 tons in February.In January to March this year, KhPW produced 31,124 tons of LD pipes down by 79.2% YoY…

In March in comparison with February the Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works named after F. Dzerzhinsky increased its production of:– finished rolled metal by 51.3% up to 283,000 tons;– steel by 49.8% up to 301,000 tons;– iron by 24.2% up to 280,000 tons;– agglomerate by 18.9% up to 435,000 tons. (SteelGuru)

It is reported that in January to March 2010 Dneprospetsstal electrometallurgical works has increased its crude steel production by 48.3% in comparison with Q1 2009 to 85,000 tons and finished steel by 72.6% to 57,000 tons.As per report, in March 2010 the mill smelted 32,000 tons of steel and produced 22,000 tons of finished steel.The…

It is reported that in the Q1 of 2010 the pipe producing subsidiaries of the Ukrainian Interpipe Corporation increased their steel pipe output 2.1 times to 186,100 tons.Specifically, during the first three months of 2010 Interpipe NTRP registered a 54.5% increase in its pipe production to 77,700 tons, Interpipe NMPP saw its pipe output increase…

It is reported that the Ukrainian government and the country’s mining and metallurgical companies have agreed to fix the Q2 2010 domestic steel prices at the level of April 1st 2010.The agreement was reached within the memorandum of understanding between the parties from November 2008, the prolongation of which was signed on April 1st 2010.…

According to media reports, the owners of one of the largest Ukrainian steelmakers, Zaporizhstal, have intensified talks to sell their metals and mining assets. The Ukrainian mining and steel producing company Metinvest Holding, the world’s largest steelmaker ArcelorMittal, as well as Russian steel producers Metalloinvest and NLMK are considered among the potential buyers of Zaporizhstal.…

According to the preliminary data issued by the Ministry of Industrial Policy of Ukraine, in Q1 2010 Ukraine finished steel product output was up by 8% YoY to 6.755 million tonnes and there was a 16% rise in its crude steel output to 8.064 million tons.In the first three months of 2010 Ukraine saw an…

According to the data for the first two months of 2010, Ukrainian exports of steel pipes decreased by 18.7% YoY to 145,620 tons and its semi-finished steel product exports dropped by 17.1% YoY to 1.54 million tons.In January to February this year, the country exports of flat rolled steel increased by 9.6% YoY to 1.011…

It is reported that government of Ukraine act No 211 dated March 1st bans a rent, leasing or concession of any assets of Titanium of Ukraine Co. The act is published on the official website of Verkhovna Rada.The government also included the company into the list of companies which are not recommended for privatization.The state-owned…

It is reported that the price rally continued this week and most of products added up to $100 per ton bringing back the memories of first half of 2008.Most CIS billets producers had in mind a price idea of $540 per ton to $550 per ton FOB Black Sea when the week started but even…

It is reported that Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works named after F. Dzerzhinsky, a subsidiary of the Ukrainian steelmaker Industrial Union of Donbass, plans in late April to start the capital repairs of its blast furnace No 9 and of its continuous billet caster No 1.During the capital repairs DMKD will replace the units’ main…

It is reported that the reduction of ferrous scrap export from Ukraine in February 2010 is 23.2% in comparison to February 2009, to 13.71 thousand tons. The revenue from overseas shipment drops by 41% to $4.47 million.In two months period of 2010 compared to that of 2009 ferrous scrap export increased by 36.5% and amounted…

It is reported that steelmaking companies in Russia and Ukraine increase their export prices for HRC and CRC of April production. The reason is problems with raw materials supplies and their high prices.The growth for hot-rolled coils made $40 per ton. Hot-rolled coils of April production are sold for export at $605 per ton to…

For the first time in the history of Ukrainian industry the Yenakievo Iron and Steel Works (EMZ), part of the Metinvest Group, commenced installation of the bell-less charging device for new Blast Furnace 3.The BCD enables reducing coke consumption rate by 10 kilogram per ton to 15 kilogram per ton of cast iron, and energy…

It is reported that 2 major Italian buyers of slabs have finally booked slabs from Ukrainian mills at $560 FOB Black Sea.As per market information, these deals were followed by London-based trading house, who also booked at similar levels.Considering freight component of $25 per ton, costs of slabs CFR FO Italy works out to $685…

Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from the Electrometallurgical works Dneprospetsstal named after A. N. Kuzmin, Zaporozhye, the Ukrainian special steel manufacturer to supply a new electric arc furnace, complete with water treatment plant for its No. 3 steel works. This modernization project will increase the steel works’ production capacity to 540,000 tons…

According to the data issued by metal trading enterprise Ukrainian Mining and Metallurgical Company, in January to February this year Ukraine consumed 764,100 tons of rolled steel products up by 21.8% YoY. In February 2010 Ukrainian consumption of rolled steel products increased by 2.5% compared to January and by 14% compared to February last year.In…

In accordance with US Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census data, in January 2010 US imported 326,000 tons of pig iron, up by 14.6% compared to December 2009. However, compared to January 2009, it is down by 25.2%. January 2009 level was the maximum monthly figure that year.The major suppliers of pig iron to…

It is reported that Cyprus-based company Daveze Limited has acquired a 100% stake in Ukraine’s Donetsk Electrometallurgical Plant, the mini-mill previously known as ISTIL.Accordingly, the Cypriot company has bought 392,767,872 shares representing 100% of the company authorized capital. The financial details of the deal have not been disclosed.In August 2009 the management of Donetsk Electrometallurgical…

It is reported that between March 12th and 15th price of billets from Ukrainian suppliers has taken more than $20 per ton, jumping from a sale price of $550 per ton CFR FO one main Italian port to $570 per ton.Considering freight component of $30-35 per ton for orders of 5,000 tons each, the selling…